81350 Shes jens! 2013 EXAMS OFFICE CB 2286 USE ONLY University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Course or topic No(s) Course or topic name(s) Paper Number & title Examination/Fest* to be held during month(s) of (“delete 2s applicable) ‘Year of Study (Avts & Science leave blank) Degree/Diplomas for which This course is prescribed (Se (Eng) shoud inaate which ranch) Faculty/ies presenting candidates Internal examiner(s) and ‘Telephone extension number(s) External examiner(s) Special materials required (graphimusictdrawing paper, maps, sagrams, tables, computer cards, etc.) Time allowance Instructions to candidates (Examiners may wish to use this space to indicate, inter alia, the contribution made by this examination or test towards the year mark, if appropriate) CIVN 3011 Reinforced Conerete Design May 2013 BSc (Eng) Civil Engineering and the Built Environment Prof M. Gohnert x7-7125 Dr. du Plessis (Open Book Exam Course [CIVN 3011 (3 Hours No(s) Hours Answer ALL questions Internal Examiners or Heads of Department are requested to sign the declaration overleafThe University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg School of Civil and Environmental Engineering CIVN 3011 — Reinforced Concrete Design 5 Pages Question 1 [25] Answer the multiple choice questions on the electronic marking sheet 1. | Shear stresses—what answer is most correct? : a. The theoretical shear crack will form at an angle of 45° b. Actual shear cracks generally occurs at an angle of 30° c. For the case of a UDL, the maximum shear stress occurs near the support and at the neutral axis. 4. A shear crack is actually a tension crack, where the tension forces act 90° to the angle of the crack, Alll of the above, 2. Wind loading—what answer is most correct? 1. A double pitched roof will always have suetions on both sides of the roof (no positive pressures). Roof uplift is rarely a problem with conerete flat roofs. c. Itis only necessary to check the effects of wind pressure on the long side of buildings, ‘The maximum wind pressures on a roof will occur near the centre of the roof. None of the above. = ee 3. The load combination 0.9DL + 1.3WL is a valid load combination and is an overturning case. a. True b. False 4. Secondary steel is referring to: a. Steel placed 90° to the main reinforcement and is used in one-way slabs. Helps resists point loads on slabs. Creep reinforcement Shrinkage reinforcement. All of the above eaos10. ne 12 ‘The expression —Vb/3 is the approximate drop in bending moment at the first interior support of an end-span. a. True b. False What answer is most correct concerning shrinkage cracks in slabs? The crack is jagged and irregular. ‘The crack is always near the centre and located on the bottom of the slab. Characteristically, the crack passes completely through the slabs. Shrinkage crack only occur at a construction joint. Shrinkage cracks are generally not a problem in conerete members. oP eae .. At coffered slab is identified by ribs running in one direction. a, True b. False A one-way slab is characterized by curvature in one direction, supports opposite and/or the ratio of the long dimension to the short dimension is greater than 3. a, True b. False Columns—what is the most correct answer? a, The PA effect only occurs in slender columns that are unbraced. b, Ifthe term “k” is greater than one, it means that the column may need compression steel. c. The column moments Mp are the maximum moments located at mid-height. 4, Columns act more like a beam if k= M/Mbai> 1.0 e. None of the above. In the expression S, < 125s (see shear reinforcement of columns), the subscript $B means shear bar? a, True b. False The intension of a raft foundation is to float the structure? a, True b. False Steel is generally not used in strip foundations. However, if steel is placed in a strip foundation, it should be placed along the length of the foundation. a. True b. False13. In a two-way rectangular slab, bottom most steel should be placed in the long direction. a. True b. False 14, Figure 10 in the code approximates the location of zero shears in addition to describing the distribution load to beams. a. True b. False 15. Slab design—what answer is NOT correct? a. & two-way slab may be solid or have ribs in two directions. b. A flat slab is a slab system without beams. ¢. A solid slab is designed like a beam, assuming the beam to be 1000 mm wide. d. Ribbed slabs are only used where the span is long or loads are heavy. e . The negative moments along a discontinuous edge are reduced to the moments at the face of the support. 16. An under-reinforced beam means: a, The beam does not have sufficient steel. The steel will yield prior to the failure of the concrete, The term refers to the bottom steel. The main steel is less than 0.13% None of the above. paos 17. Maximum steel requirements ensures: ‘The maximum bending stress is resisted, The concrete doesn’t fail in compression before yielding of the steel, ‘The steel doesn’t fail in tension before the concrete fails in compression. ‘That the optimum area of steel is used, None of the above. oP pao 18. A bar may be extended by simply overlapping the bar with another bar and ensuring that the lap is the appropriate anchorage length. a. True b. False 19. Pairs of bars placed one above the other is a better orientation than placed side by side, a, True b. False20. 21. 22. 23. 24, 25. Redistribution of moments—what statement is NOT correct? a, Redistribution is only applicable in continuous beams (two or more spans). b. Redistribution allows the reduction of a negative moment. c. The magnitude of the reduced negative moments is distributed to the positive moments of adjacent spans. 4. Redistribution of moments is a practice to even the distribution of top steel. For the case of no redistribution, the maximum spacing of the bars is 170 mm. . The weight of the foundation, soil and surface bed must be included when calculating the flexural steel in spread footings? a, True b. False Top steel in spread footings serves what purpose? a, To resist the effects of sliding, Bending moments in the foundation caused by an uplift force. To resist punching shear. Only used as fixing steel. ‘None of the above eaes When modelling a structure, using a structural analysis package, what statement is NOT true? a. When modelling pinned supports of a single span beam, one end should be pinned (preventing X and Y translations) and the other end on rollers (only Y translations are prevented). b. The accuracy of a frame analysis is dependent on the number of elements (nodes) along the length of the member. ¢. Nodes are placed where the member size or direction changes and where deflections and internal forces are required. d. Finite elements provides an approximate solution, but the solution improves proportional to the number of elements. e. Structural elements are modelled as lines and located at the centroid of the member. Cross bracing and “K” bracing are commonly applied to concrete structures to resist lateral forces from wind. a, True b. False Movement joints are placed in concrete structures only in earthquake zones. a, True b. FalseQuestion 2 75} A. 3000 mm wide slab is support by a single beam, measuring 700 x 400 mm. The slab is tapered, with a thickness of 200 mm at the edge and increasing to 300 mm at the beam support. The beam is supported at four points, which are simply supports. ‘Assume that the support width is 300 mm. The live load is 3 kN/m?. Design the beam and the slab (do not use "T” beam theory). fou = 40 MPa Cover = 25 mm Fire resistance = 0.5 hrs ke 5000 ale 5500 5000 >| Elevation 200 300 a “Fso0 | 700 fea] 400 Cross-Section